Game: Super Mario Bros. Card Game

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ddkk — 2008-07-04T02:35:37+00:00

Super Mario Bros. Card Game - Player Cards

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ddkk — 2008-07-04T02:15:35+00:00

Super Mario Bros. Card Game - Enemy Cards

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ddkk — 2008-07-04T02:10:41+00:00

Super Mario Bros. Card Game - Money Cards

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ddkk — 2008-07-04T02:04:17+00:00

Super Mario Bros. Card Game - Front Cover

Thread: Using my Wife for Support

FNH1 — 2008-02-10T19:56:05+00:00

Yesterday I was totally trounced by "him" ( thats my son who wins more games than is actually possible by any law of nature, I've often thought that he is actually inhabited by some luck-spirit ) at this game. He's ahead in the ongoing score between us by about 104-1.

Having felt weakened and despondent after my huge defeat yesterday I roped my wife into a game.

I hoped that by having a third force in the game it might mitigate the overpowering aura of "him". I thought that marriage to me might even lead her to help me. I hoped I might have a chance of being on the winning side if it was two against one. Hope...

I thought I had finally found the way to beat him! In the first few turns I shot into the lead, I had about 7 coins to his 4, YES!!!!

We went on a couple of more turns, the bad luck seems to have migrated to my wide she has zero coins. I allowed a smile to cross my face. That may have been the wrong thing to do. Did he see me smiling? My smile turns to anxious sweating.

"Him" edges his score ahead of mine, but I keep close behind.

My wife cries out in delight, she's drawn a five coin character card. I manage to keep close on "him's" tail. Thats when it falls apart.

My wife draws a penalty card , she has to give a card to an opponent. I can see her cards they are laid face up between us. Her hand reaches down, my eyes flick to hers but she's not looking. Her hand is drifting towards the five coin card. She only has two, the other card is a puny one coin card. She HAS to pick the one coin card, HAS to. No! She's deffinitely going to pick the five. I cough. She looks at me asks if I'm ok. I slyly cough the words "other card". She cocks her head to the side. Again I cough "other card". She says I should have a sip of my drink and promptly grabs the five coin card and hands it to "him".

I cry to heaven, bewailing the fates. Sackcloth, ashes, tearing of clothes.

I take my go, and get a couple of coins. He's got 29 and I have 27, my wife has 3. The winning total needed is 30.

"Him" take his go. After teasing me by hovering over the draw pile that I think has a penalty card at the top, he plumps for the big pile instead. He turns the card over. It's the Princess, 10 coins...

I crawl to into my hole and update the chalk board 105-1.

Thread: "Him" and luck.

FNH1 — 2008-02-10T19:29:58+00:00

Yesterday I played 1 game with "him" ( thats my son ) and today I played a game with "him" and my wife.

I read the rules and realising that it is basicly a luck fest apart from a small factor of card counting, but basicly it's just luck, I thought that I might have a chance against "him".

Currently the score between myself and "him" is running at ( roughly )103-1 in his favour. I thought that with this luck based game I might stand a chance.

He took Mario, I took Luigi. Thinking back on it, that may have been my mistake, after all Luigi is always second fiddle Mario.

Anyway off we go. Mario starts boucing on the bricks and pulls up a couple of coins. Luigi matches that for a couple of turns then Mario ups the odds by drawing a character card that gives 5 coins all at once. Thinking that I now need a good character card as well, I promptly pull a penalty card, that decrees that I have to give "him" my cards!

So I'm well behind now. A few turns later "him" has reached the halfway mark and I'm still back tying my laces on the start line.

Then, I hit my usual run of luck. By this I dont mean good luck. I dont even mean bad luck.. What I mean is, that type of luck that appears to be induced by evil intent from "Him". I draw three penalty cards on the trot, I have to return cards to the draw piles and give him cards. When it comes to handing the crads to him, I shuffle the cards I have left and show the backs to "him". Of course, and without hesitation, he takes the highest cards in my hand. Doh!

A turn later, "him" gives me that smarmy smile and chalks another one up on the score board. 104-1 to "him".

Thread: Review after 2 games

FNH1 — 2008-02-10T19:01:22+00:00

Opening Salvo!

This is not a Gamers Game. This is a Kids game.

The Objective

Be the first to collect a number of coins. the number varies according to the number of players. 45 for 2 players, 30 for 3 etc.

The Bits

This is a card game, even the rules come on the cards. In fact two of the cards in the deck contain the rules, but only on 1 face each. So with only two card faces to put them on, you can guess that the rules are simple.

The game is for 2 - 4 players and each player gets to pick 1 of the four character cards to play as. There are in fact only two characters (Mario and Luigi), but these are shown on two cards each in differn't poses.

The remaining cards in the deck come in a variety of types.

The most common card is the Mushroom card, that displays a number of coins.
The next type of card is the named character card, these display anywhere between 4 to 10 coins.

Other cards in the deck are penalty cards that have various effects.

Setting Up

The rules aside, give each player 1 of the 4 character cards, put aside any unused character cards. Deal the remaining cards into 6 face down draw piles.

Your Turn

Simply you pick one the 6 draw piles and take the top card. If is shows coins add that to your hand. If you reached the total required to win, game over, you have won. If the card does not display coins it'll be a penalty card. And you have to carry out the instruction on the card.

A sample penalty card makes you give a card from your hand to another player. Another card makes you return cards from your hand to the bottom of a draw pile. After playing a penalty card, you also return it to the bottom of a draw pile.

Tactics

Memory comes into it. As penalty cards get returned to the various draw piles you can start counting cards and avoid piles where you suspect that bad cards are coming to the top.

Summary

If you have a kid to play this with, this can be a fun game . Teenagers and adults wont get much out of it .

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Keng Ho — 2006-02-04T09:50:56+00:00

Back of box

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Keng Ho — 2005-04-26T13:50:34+00:00

Super Mario Bros Card Game - some cards

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Keng Ho — 2005-04-26T13:50:34+00:00

Super Mario Bros Card Game English rules

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Keng Ho — 2005-04-26T13:50:34+00:00

Super Mario Bros Card Game box and back of cards